Hilarie Burton reflects on a conversation where a man admits he knows nothing about the world. She argues that humility is attractive and necessary for growth. At 17 you think you know everything; at 27, if you still do, you're still mentally 17.
'Well,' she started pouring the tea, 'to start things off, what do you think you know of the world?' And he says, 'I don't know anything,' which is a very likable thing for a man to say to a woman. All men should say, 'I don't know anything,' because it gives her— Noted. Yeah, say it. She says, 'The beginning of wisdom, as they say, when you're 17, you know everything. When you're 27, if you still know everything, and you're still 17. So take note, boys. Helen Loomis, listen to her, she knows.
